Coast Guard Rescues Lost Hikers in Island Mountain Area

On March 28, 2017, at approximately 5:06 P.M. the Trinity County dispatch center received a request from Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office to assist with the recovery of two lost hikers located in the Island Mountain area.
It was reported that the hikers were unfamiliar with the area and they had no food, camping equipment or warm clothes. One of the hikers was able to communicate via cell phone that no one was injured and the weather was not an issue. The hikers declined a helicopter being sent to their location, as they were attempting to walk to the Island Mountain Train Tunnel and requested deputies meet them there.
Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office re-contacted the Trinity County dispatch center at 12:30 A.M. advising that the hikers were successfully extricated by the Coast Guard via helicopter and taken to a local hospital to reunite with family.
The hikers are residents of Sonoma County.

I’m the sister to one of these people and my brother who your insulting is a retired Deputy Sheriff with his son. He is far from a millineal. He spent 3 decades taking care of others in need. Maybe you should show a little compassion. They didn’t start on private property. They couldn’t get a phone signal and when they did they reached my SIL who went after them. After that they had to hike to the meeting place to meet her and once again lost their cell signal. She was stopped by what we suspect were men guarding their pot fields and she was run off. They walked until their feet were bleeding and had no water or equipment left to protect them. This article is short and doesn’t include much detail so before you slam these two great men maybe you should get all of the facts! My brother was Officer of the year several times during his career going out of his way, putting his life in danger to protect others. I’m very disappointed in the responses posted here.

Right on uscg i have meny story’s from 1975 till 1979 mostly from Hawaii to Alaska and humboldt bay small boat ststion meny rescues meny bordings meny storms i will never forget the time i was plucked from the back of a 44ftr into a helo sofor teaining ,practice makes perfect thumbs up

If you looked at Trump’s last budget he has made major cuts in the Coast Guard’s budget. No more free rides for rescues. The last rescue flight will cost lost hikers $3000 to $5000. Slightly less for commercial fishing rescues. Gotta pay for that stupid WALL!

Thats still far more reasonable than a Medical helicopter ride. ReachAir charged me $69,990 to go from Briceland to Santa Rosa Memorial after an accident. I’d gladly pay $3-$5k to be plucked of a sinking boat though.

Liberals are not the ones spewing “Alternative Facts” last I checked that would be you CONservative types!!! You guys don’t know the difference & or don’t give a flying FIG whether or not a statement is true or not!!!! tRump is NOT going to get Mexico to pay for building that stupid damned wall!!! We the taxpayers the ones who actually PAY taxes that is the OTHER 99% of the population that doesn’t make 6 or 7 figure salaries will be stuck paying for DJ Donnie’s stupid damned WALL!!! If it is even built, in the first place!!!!

Just like the Trolls over in LoCO give you facts & you twist & ignore them to fit your agenda!!! It’s ALWAYS the Liberals at fault, never mind it’s nearly ALWAYS the CONservatives getting caught LYING for starters, Oh excuse me wrong term I mean you CONservative types LOVE your ALTERNATIVE FACTS, read total & complete BULLSHIT!!!Go crawl back under whatever rock it was you crawled out from under!!!!